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Two More Men Arrested In Connection With Stabbing Death of Ex-LOSTPROPHETS Singer IAN WATKINS

Two more men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in connection with the death of former LOSTPROPHETS frontman Ian Watkins. The disgraced singer was stabbed to death on October 11 at a prison in northern England, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offenses. The...

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IRON MAIDEN's ADRIAN SMITH On Replacing NICKO MCBRAIN With SIMON DAWSON: 'It Was Never Gonna Be The Same'

IRON MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith spoke to Germany's Metal Hammer about the newly released book "Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History". Available now via Thames & Hudson, "Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History" is described in a press release as "a mag...

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Unself

Widely considered to be one of the UK's heaviest bands, CONJURER are a brilliant anomaly. Their sound is familiar but foreign: a gruelling but progressive blend of barbarous sludge and fervently atmospheric post-metal tropes with only a passing interest in shiny hooks. Everything the foursome have r...

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DREAM THEATER Announces Two New Releases: 'The Studio Albums 1992-2016' And 'Dream Theater Vol. 3'

Grammy Award-winning progressive metal trailblazers DREAM THEATER spotlight their influential studio recordings with two releases arriving on November 21. "The Studio Albums 1992–2016" brings together nearly 25 years of groundbreaking music, while "Dream Theater Vol. 3" concludes the vinyl reissue s...

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MICHAEL MONROE Announces New Studio Album 'Outerstellar', Shares 'Rockin' Horse' Single

Former HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe will release a new studio album, "Outerstellar", on February 20, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. The first Leigh Brooks-directed video taken from "Outerstellar", "Rockin' Horse", is out now and can be seen below. "'Rockin' Horse' is a cool, rockin' song that...

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DUFF MCKAGAN On Playing With IGGY POP: 'He's The Real Deal'

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has shared a new video on his YouTube channel in which he answered a number of fan-submitted questions. Asked what it was like playing with legendary rocker Iggy Pop, Duff said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, I've done it a couple times now, I'm fortun...

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Watch: SLIPKNOT's ELOY CASAGRANDE Appears At 2025 Edition Of THE UK DRUM SHOW

Former SEPULTURA and current SLIPKNOT drummer Eloy Casagrande appeared on the main stage at this year's The UK Drum Show on Sunday, October 19 at the ACC Liverpool venue in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Fan-filmed video of his appearance can be seen below (courtesy of the Fabio Caetano channel on YouTu...

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MANOWAR's JOEY DEMAIO Explains Delay In Releasing Re-Recorded 'Sign Of The Hammer' Album

MANOWAR bassist Joey DeMaio has offered an update on the studio sessions for the upcoming re-recorded version of the band's fourth studio album, "Sign Of The Hammer", which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2024. Writing on his official web site, Joey said: "Manowarriors, We just celebrated the ann...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Says 'It's Crazy' To See MAMMOTH's Fanbase Growing: 'It's Not Just 40-Plus-Year-Old VAN HALEN Fans'

In a new interview with Carr Stereo Podcast With Terrie Carr, Wolfgang Van Halen — who joined his father Eddie Van Halen in VAN HALEN at the age of 16 for the band's 2007 reunion tour with David Lee Roth, replacing Michael Anthony — spoke about growing popularity of his MAMMOTH project, which will r...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO Cancer Fund Celebrates Cancer Research Lab's Agreement To Further Gastric Cancer Research

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the late heavy metal singer who passed away from gastric cancer in 2010, has supported the research led by Dr. David T. W. Wong, professor at the UCLA School of Dentistry and director of its Center for Oral/Head & Neck Onc...

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TOM MORELLO: 'Without ACE FREHLEY, I Don't Know Whether I Would've Ever Wanted To Play Guitar'

During this past Friday's (October 17) "Tribute To Ace Frehley" episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello reflected on his KISS fandom and the inspiration he took from the latter band's original guitarist Ace Frehley who died on October 16...

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BRUCE KULICK On ACE FREHLEY's Death: 'It Hit Me Harder Than I Ever Thought' It Would

During this past Friday's (October 17) "Tribute To Ace Frehley" episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick spoke about the band's original axeman Ace Frehley who died on October 16 at the age of 74. Asked by host Eddie Trunk if it "meant a lot" to him t...

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RUSH Expands 'Fifty Something' Tour To 17 New Cities

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees, Grammy Award-nominated icons, and RUSH co-founders Geddy Lee (bass, keys, vocals) and Alex Lifeson (guitar, vocals) today announce 17 additional cities on their 2026 headline tour, "Fifty Something", due to incredible demand. The tour, in celebration of RUSH's...

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DAVID ELLEFSON: 'It Would Be Nice If Things Between Me And DAVE MUSTAINE Didn't End On A Sour Note'

On the "Remembering Ace Frehley" special episode of "The David Ellefson Show",  former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked by co-host Joshua Toomey if the recent deaths of Ozzy Osbourne and Ace Frehley make him want to pick up the phone and call Dave Mustaine after not being in touch with the...

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EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT: How ACE FREHLEY Influenced Me As A Guitar Player

During this past Friday's (October 17) "Tribute To Ace Frehley" episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt spoke about original KISS axeman Ace Frehley who died a day earlier at the age of 74. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):  "I don't thin...